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/ˌsɛn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
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/ˈsɛnsɪvəti/
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/ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/
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[ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ɾi]
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The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: delicacy
Antonyms: none provided
The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
Examples
Coordinate term: specificity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: games, gaming
Examples
Since he played with high sensitivity, he only needed to move the mouse a tiny distance to rotate a full 360 degrees.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sensitiveness
Antonyms: insensitivity
Broader terms: ability
Narrower terms: antenna, feeler, defensiveness, perceptiveness
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sensitiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical property
Narrower terms: frequency response
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sensitiveness, sensibility
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sense, sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty
Narrower terms: acuteness, hypersensitivity, responsiveness, reactivity, exteroception, interoception, photosensitivity, radiosensitivity
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sensitiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feeling
Narrower terms: oversensitiveness, sensibility, feelings
susceptibility to a pathogen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: predisposition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: susceptibility, susceptibleness
Narrower terms: habitus, sensitization, sensitisation, hypersensitivity, diathesis
Across languages
Translations 86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian :
чуллі́васць
(čullívascʹ)
— the quality of being sensitive
Bulgarian :
чувстви́телност
(čuvstvítelnost)
— the quality of being sensitive
Czech :
citlivost
— the quality of being sensitive
Danish :
følsomhed
— the quality of being sensitive
Esperanto :
sentemo
— the quality of being sensitive
Finnish :
herkkyys
— the quality of being sensitive
French :
sensibilité
— the quality of being sensitive
Georgian :
მგრძნობიარობა
(mgrʒnobiaroba)
— the quality of being sensitive
German :
Sensitivität
— the quality of being sensitive
German :
Sensibilität
— the quality of being sensitive
Greek :
ευαισθησία
(evaisthisía)
— the quality of being sensitive
Hindi :
संवेदनशीलता
(samvednaśīltā)
— the quality of being sensitive
Hungarian :
érzékenység
— the quality of being sensitive
Indonesian :
kepekaan
— the quality of being sensitive
Indonesian :
sensitivitas
— the quality of being sensitive
Irish :
íogaireacht
— the quality of being sensitive
Italian :
sensibilità
— the quality of being sensitive
Korean :
민감
(min'gam)
— the quality of being sensitive
Latin :
sēnsitīvitās
— the quality of being sensitive
Latin :
sēnsibilitās
— the quality of being sensitive
Malay :
kepekaan
— the quality of being sensitive
Polish :
czułość
— the quality of being sensitive
Polish :
wrażliwość
— the quality of being sensitive
Romanian :
sensibilitate
— the quality of being sensitive
Russian :
чувстви́тельность
(čuvstvítelʹnostʹ)
— the quality of being sensitive
Spanish :
sensibilidad
— the quality of being sensitive
Swedish :
känslighet
— the quality of being sensitive
Tagalog :
pagkamatugunin
— the quality of being sensitive
Ukrainian :
чутли́вість
(čutlývistʹ)
— the quality of being sensitive
Belarusian :
чуллі́васць
(čullívascʹ)
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Bulgarian :
възприемчивост
(vǎzpriemčivost)
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Dutch :
gevoeligheid
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Finnish :
havaintokyky
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
French :
sensibilité
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
German :
Empfindlichkeit
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Greek :
ευαισθησία
(evaisthisía)
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Hungarian :
érzékenység
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Italian :
sensibilità
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Korean :
감수성
(gamsuseong)
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Romanian :
sensibilitate
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Russian :
чувстви́тельность
(čuvstvítelʹnostʹ)
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Russian :
восприи́мчивость
(vospriímčivostʹ)
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Spanish :
sensibilidad
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Spanish :
sensitividad
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Tagalog :
pagkamatugunin
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Ukrainian :
чутли́вість
(čutlývistʹ)
— the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
Catalan :
sensibilitat
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
Dutch :
sensitiviteit
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
Finnish :
herkkyys
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
French :
sensibilité
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
French :
sélectivité
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
German :
Sensitivität
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
Portuguese :
sensibilidade
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
Romanian :
sensibilitate
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
Spanish :
sensibilidad
— (statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified
Bulgarian :
чувстви́телност
(čuvstvítelnost)
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Dutch :
gevoeligheid
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Dutch :
ontvankelijkheid
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Finnish :
herkkyys
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
French :
sensibilité
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
German :
Sensitivität
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
German :
Sensibilität
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
German :
Empfindlichkeit
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Greek :
ευαισθησία
(evaisthisía)
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Korean :
감수성
(gamsuseong)
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Romanian :
sensibilitate
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Russian :
чувстви́тельность
(čuvstvítelʹnostʹ)
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Spanish :
sensibilidad
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Thai :
ความไว
(kwaam-wai)
— (electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
Bulgarian :
сензибилитет
(senzibilitet)
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Catalan :
sensibilitat
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Danish :
følsomhed
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Dutch :
gevoeligheid
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Finnish :
herkkyys
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
French :
sensibilité
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Galician :
sensibilidade
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
German :
Empfindlichkeit
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
German :
Sensibilität
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Greek :
ευαισθησία
(evaisthisía)
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Hungarian :
érzékenység
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Italian :
sensibilità
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Polish :
czułość
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Portuguese :
sensibilidade
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Romanian :
sensibilitate
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Russian :
чувстви́тельность
(čuvstvítelʹnostʹ)
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
Spanish :
sensibilidad
— (photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
